Martin Ebner's coup at Mobilezone

Report & interview for Newsnetz/Tagesanzeiger.ch The coup at the mobile phone shop chain Mobilezone has left minor shareholders feeling bitter. They fear the company will be hollowed out along familiar lines. Loud murmurs and calls such as ‘Now he can hollow out this company too’ accompanied the election of the new board of directors at Mobilezone in Regensdorf this morning. The angry minor shareholders had to watch as Martin Ebner installed a new board of directors for Mobilezone using the voting majority of his investment company Patinex and customer votes from his BZ Bank. The fact that Mobilezone founder Ruedi Bär is also leaving the company is causing resentment. In an interview with Tagesanzeiger.ch/Newsnet, Martin Ebner explains his motives for forcing the change at the top of the mobile device provider. (Created: 07.04.2009) http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/wirtschaft/unternehmen-und-konjunktur/Am-Schluss-werden-wir-Kleinaktionaere-wieder-Geld-verlieren/story/31617652